worker rights
1.3 million Ohioans say no to anti-labor law
June 30, 2011The drive to repeal SB 5, the union-busting law that strips collective bargaining rights from public workers in Ohio, culminated in a massive "People's Parade" to deliver petitions with nearly 1.3 million signatures.
Read moreCollective bargaining is a right, not a privilege!
June 29, 2011Note to Governors Kasich and Walker: The right of workers to bargain collectively over their basic conditions of work is a 76-year American tradition.
Read moreFeds show Massey faked safety records in deadly W Va mine
June 29, 2011Federal investigators say they have proof that Massey Energy kept fake safety records to throw off inspectors at a West Virginia coal mine where 29 men died last year, the deadliest U.S. coal field disaster in...
Read moreWorkers charge Target uses threats, illegal actions
June 28, 2011Workers lost a unionization vote at a Target store on New York's Long Island June 17. But UFCW is continuing the fight.
Read moreWisconsin elections board disqualifies Republican candidate
June 28, 2011Republicans in Wisconsin were dealt a major blow June 27 in their effort to unseat state Democrats and retain their anti-union majority.
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